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EN 1.5526 Steel vs. Titanium 6-5-0.5

EN 1.5526 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while titanium 6-5-0.5 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5526 steel and the bottom bar is titanium 6-5-0.5.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Reduction in Area, % 65 to 71
23
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1650
1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
4.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.4

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
41
Density, g/cm3 7.8
4.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
33
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
540
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 59
67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 40
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
1.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 49
79

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.7 to 6.3
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
85.6 to 90.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4